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The bench trial for the University of Missouri lawsuit over guns on campus began Wednesday, with witnesses called to the stand in support of keeping guns off campus after opening statements. The lawsuit, which was originally filed by an MU law professor, was taken over by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office in October and seeks

Hy-Vee warned customers Wednesday about an investigation it is conducting into a data breach of its payment systems. The company in a news release said it had detected “unauthorized activity” in some of its payment processing systems. The investigation focuses on card transactions at fuel pumps, drive-thru coffee shops and restaurants, including its Market Grille

Columbia/Boone County Public Health inspectors visited dozens of eateries since July 24, and two were cited for having pests. Inspectors visited Taco Bell on Smiley Lane on July 31 after the department received a complaint. “There is an excessive amount of pests at window,” the inspection report said. “Management stated that this issue was noticed

LIVE PLAYBACK: Video of a report on traffic congestion near the university just before noon is available in the player below. Wednesday is the official move-in day at the University of Missouri. MU said the incoming freshman class has between 5,200 and 5,400 students. Heavy traffic is expected near MU’s campus and authorities have warned

At least one child was at the playground where Columbia police officers were chasing a suspect, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The Columbia Police Department arrested 26-year-old Lamont W. Boone in connection with the chase on Old 63 near Amelia Street on Tuesday afternoon. An officer noticed a vehicle without a front license plate

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that it has received nearly a dozen reports of the presence of a type of bacteria deadly to dogs in state waters. Blue-green algae, which is actually a type of bacteria, is found in water bodies across Missouri and can kill dogs. The Department of Natural Resources

More than 147 million people were affected in credit reporting agency Equifax’s 2017 data breach. Now, many of them could get more than $100. The Federal Trade Commission began directing consumers to a website last week as part of a consent judgment with Equifax and 48 states over the breach. The company will allocate $300

UPDATE 8:10 p.m.: The Columbia Police Department arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the foot pursuit on Old 63 on Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson said an officer noticed a vehicle without a front license plate. The officer got behind the vehicle with the intention of initiating a traffic stop, police said. The vehicle fled

Authorities are searching property owned by Missouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler for a missing woman. The Cass County Sheriff Office said in a news release Tuesday that it’s working with Overland Park, Kansas police in the search for Silvia Pearson. Hartzler spokesman Steve Walsh confirmed that police are looking for the woman on a rural patch

Drivers could expect traffic delays after crashes on Route 54 at the Missouri River Bridge on Wednesday morning. PLAYBACK of the scene can be viewed in the player below. JEFFERSON CITY ALERT: One lane of Route 54 is closed in each direction east of the Missouri River Bridge due to traffic crashes. Expect delays in

WEDNESDAY: We’ll have some passing clouds here and there as temperatures make it back into the middle 80s this afternoon. Winds out of the northwest will continue to move some drier air into the region, so things will feel more tolerable. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy overnight with temperatures falling into the middle 60s . EXTENDED: High

More than $14 million in bonds would help fund the first construction phase of a new airport terminal, according to interim City Manager John Glascock’s plan. The plan laid out in the city’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget calls for borrowing $14.2 million, backed by money from the hotel tax and passenger fees, to begin building

Jefferson City Public Schools is making progress in its effort to buy property damaged by the May 22 tornado. The district sent letters to 50 homeowners near Jefferson City High School and about half of those homeowners have communicated interest in selling their property to the district, said JCPS spokesperson Ryan Burns. Jefferson City High

Business owners on both sides of the Interstate 70 bridge near Rocheport are happy crews will build a new bridge. They said the backups that would have come along with work on the current bridge would have had a major negative impact on business. Drew Lemberger owns The Mount Nebo Inn in Rocheport. He said

Construction on a Columbia affordable housing project is expected to start next week. The development at Third Avenue will reportedly be valued at more than $150,000, though it is expected to sell for about $110,000. Randall Cole, the Columbia housing programs manager, said the city is already working with a potential buyer. “It’s always rewarding

TONIGHT: Becoming mostly clear with cooler temperatures in the mid-60s. WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny with lower humidity and highs in the mid-upper 80s. EXTENDED: High pressure takes hold at the surface through Thursday, with a few upper level waves of energy moving through the area through the end of the week into the weekend. These pulses,

The Columbia Solid Waste Department now has 13 vacancies and three people on leave, according to city Communications Director Steve Sapp. In June, the city had 10 vacancies. As of Tuesday, Sapp said there are 28 workers. The raise in vacancies comes after interim City Manager John Glascock had already proposed raising the minimum wage

The Columbia Mall is looking to split its one lot into two separate ones. Clint Smith, a project manager for the city of Columbia, said the current plan is to create a separate 6.33-acre lot that includes the former Sear’s building which has been vacant since July 2018. According to the Planning and Zoning Commission

Boone County leaders are moving forward with a cost agreement regarding the Rocheport bridge project with the Missouri Department of Transportation. MoDOT was awarded an $81 million federal grant in July to help pay for the replacement of the bridge, which is expected to cost $240 million. Both Columbia and Boone County are slotted to

A Boone County judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in a Columbia shooting case. Jury selection was set to begin Tuesday in the case against Deangelo Butler, 29, of Jefferson City, who is accused of shooting a bail bond agent in west Columbia in August 2017. Butler allegedly shot the bail bond agent as she was